A Bronx man who was convicted of kid intercourse trafficking final yr was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in state prison, in accordance to the Manhattan District Lawyer’s workplace.
Arthur Dawson, 31, was convicted by a jury in July 2022 for an array of violent intercourse crimes, together with Daniel Washington, 35.
Dawson realized his destiny at this time, whereas Washington, additionally from the Bronx, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in November.
The pair have been convicted of intercourse trafficking of a kid, selling prostitution, and conspiracy, amongst different expenses. Dawson was additionally convicted of rape.
““Arthur Dawson ranks among the most violent traffickers this Office has ever prosecuted,” mentioned District Lawyer Alvin Bragg in a press release. “Along with Daniel Washington, Dawson operated a horrific enterprise recruiting girls and young women to work in prostitution for their personal gain.”
The pair used on-line ads and social media to recruit greater than 20 ladies and women to work for them.
The lads additionally used threats to get the ladies to carry out for shoppers. As an illustration, they threatened a 17-year-old and 18-year-old to work by means of violence and different types of coercion.
Dawson raped—and choked– the 17-year-old following an argument when she requested for half of the cash she acquired from a consumer in a resort. The rape occurred in the stairwell of a close-by constructing.
As well as, he prevented the 18-year-old from seeing her toddler son till she made the minimal quota for the day. When the 18-year-old tried to depart, Dawson threatened to shoot her and her household.
Each victims testified on the trial.
“They used violence and threats to keep these women under their control,” Bragg mentioned. “I am in awe of the strength of these young survivors to take the stand and testify to these deeply traumatic events, and sincerely thank them for their bravery.”
The convictions for intercourse trafficking of a kid have been the primary in the state. The regulation was enacted in 2018 and made it a separate class B felony for anybody 21 or over to promote or profit from the prostitution of anybody beneath 18.